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3:50 PM December 16, 2020
Royal Free Hospital Garden volunteers celebrate their 5th anniversary in the beds they tend along Pond Street NW3.
- Credit: Polly Hancock
Five years ago Linda and Malcolm Grove, and Dr Charlotte Gascoigne, began gardening outside of the Royal Free Hospital.
Since then, they and a team of other dedicated volunteers including Emma Hill, Patricia Langley and Debra Craighead have transformed a neglected space into a much-need haven for hospital staff, patients and volunteers alike.
Charlotte explained how things started.
“It was a horrible day, but a hardy group of garden volunteers had booked a plant delivery for a new garden in front of the hospital on Pond Street, she said. So we all turned out for our first planting day. And we’ve been going ever since.”